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                                Rajalingeswaran steals your hearts!! Lingaa is rocking!!!

Raja Lingeswaran Steals Your Hearts!!  Lingaa is Rocking !! 

Rating : 4/5

Director:  K. S. Ravikumar

Producer: Rockline Venkatesh

Music Director: AR Rahman

Written by: K. S. Ravikumar, Pon Kumaran

Cinematography: R. Rathnavelu

Cast: Rajinikanth, Sonakshi Sinha, Anushka Shetty, Santhanam, Karunakaran

The moment of excitement has arrived. Millions of frenzied fanatic fans of Rajini across the world have been waiting in utter eagerness to watch Lingaa! Now the D-Day has arrived! It is Lingaa and Lingaa renting the air silently all the way to the theaters! Rajini mania is just getting out of hands with theaters bursting at the seams with fans thronging the theaters.

Story:. Raja Lingeswaran, maharaja to a dynasty that rules many states during pre-independence days is an officer with authority; an IAS who is honest and always at the service of people. To the people he is God. He is feared by the crooks and respected by people. Raja Lingeswaran has a dream that of building a dam and he builds it solving the vital problems in the village, water and agriculture and many other problems.

Meanwhile young Rajini, a petty thief and a happy-go-lucky-guy enjoys life with his friends Santhanam and others; while Karunakaran adds comedic spice by being around Raja Lingeswaran. By a quirk of fate young Rajini  goes to the same village where his granddad Raja Lingeswaran builds a dam. His mission is to save the dam. Will young Rajini saves the dam and how he saves it is all what forms the rest of the story.

Plus Points: Rajini’s performance is electrifying. Especially his intro scene when the theaters go bursting with shrill catcalls and whistles. His one-liners and punchy dialogues are really rocking. The power of punches hasn’t faded in him. His stunt sequences are rocking and especially the train fight is just amazing. Thanks to Hollywood stunt master Lee Whitaker who superbly composed the fight; and Rajini performed the train stunt with aplomb and ease. The King Lingeswaran has really stole the show; and with that your hearts too.

Rajini’s intro solo song was a peppy number and is just rocking and exciting with foots tapping in rhythm in theaters. Costumes of Raja Lingeswaran were excellent and kudos to the costume designer. The costumes only enhanced the persona of King Lingeswaran. Rajini’s wry smile with a slight twisting of lips… Oh that’s just fantastic. “Thalaivar in Unmai Oru naal velum is priceless” !!  Anushka and Sonakshi Sinha only added spice to the movie with their wonderful performances. Photography has captured the pre-independent era and is good. Music is good. Especially a number with Sonakshi Sinha is just rocking.

Lingaa Punch: “Mannarukku thevai makkal thunnai, athu aandhavan punyathule ennukku nereya irukku”

Minus Points: The storyline has a powerful theme. Yet it was dragging at places where Rajini’s presence isn’t there.  Re-recording is pretty bad.

Analysis: The entire movie was carried on the shoulders of Rajini and his one-liners and punches.

Verdict: This is out and out Rajini movie. A must watch !!!